Which reminded me of the origins of the word ‘cliche’ – in the days of movable type it meant a set of letters/words that were used together so frequently that the printer didn’t bother dismantling them. Which got me think about the cliches we’re building, and about one in particular – the screen.

I enjoyed that one. The rest of the post/presentation is worth reading as well.

November 28, 2009

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David Sangersays:

November 30, 2009

Nice but incorrect etymology for cliché.

Eric Partridge’s classic work Origins notes that cliché comes from the French verb clicher, to stereotype